Returns the incumbent Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REELECTS Returns the incumbent (8)
3% BEENTHERE Refusal to return (9) Newsday May 30, 2026
3% TAXES Return payments? (5) New York Times May 29, 2026
3% ACES Points of no return? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 16, 2026
3% OUTGOING Extrovert in latter stages of incumbency? (8) The Times Cryptic Apr 27, 2026
3% ARRAIGN Accuse of an incumbency on the radio (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 7, 2026
2% SAD Unhappy, the German returned (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed May 26, 2026
2% SCAM Returned raincoats and fleece (4) The Times Quick Cryptic May 25, 2026
2% NANA Return two articles for grandmother (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 25, 2026
2% TRIPOD Stand, fall, prepare for return (6) The Times Sunday Cryptic May 24, 2026
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